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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1943

1,509 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 29 of 76

Lecture to Police Boys

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 May 1943 · page 5

Mr. R. S. Franklin will lecture Soccer and Hockey players on team work and positional play at the Police Boys' Club tonight. Junior Soccer players are also…

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War Funds Missing, Woman Charged

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 May 1943 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Friday.—At the City Court, Monica Margaret Bradshaw Kelly of Elizabeth Bay Sydney, was charged with having converted…

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Police Court (Before Mr. C. G. Carr-boyd, S.m.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 May 1943 · page 6

OFFENSIVE BEHAVIOUR.—George Robertson, 43, labourer, was fined £2 or four days' hard labour for having behaved offensively in the city on May13…

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Remand on Murder Charge

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 May 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY, Friday.—At the Central Police Court, Keith Clarence White, 20, was remanded without bail on a charge of having murdered Duncan…

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Charged With Two Offences Against Boys

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 May 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY, Friday.—Charged at the Central Police Court to-day with a criminal offence against Ronald Pickford, 8, of Marrickville, David…

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Police Sergeant's Death

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 May 1943 · page 6

"He was a capable, kindly, tactful and sympathetic man—qualities which in this Court are very helpful," said the District Coroner (Mr. A. G…

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Compensation Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 May 1943 · page 6

A sitting of the Workers' Compensation Commission will begin at Newcastle on June 8. That and the three following days will be occupied with…

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Maitland District Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 May 1943 · page 6

Judge Nield will preside at the Maitland District Court, which will begin on Monday at 2 p.m. Cases listed for hearing are—Thomas Geoffrey McMahon…

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Clergymen May Seek Copy Of Police Report

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 15 May 1943 · page 3

Newcastle Clergymen's Committee may ask for a copy of a report submitted by the Superintendent of Police in Newcastle…

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In The Courts Police Court (Before Mr. C. G. Carr-Boyd, Sm) Stole Necktie

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 17 May 1943 · page 2

James [?] Cunningham, [?] invalid pensioner, was fined £1 or 48 hours' imprisonment for stealing a necktie, valued at 2s 9d, the property of…

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Gem Theft Charge Fails

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 May 1943 · page 3

PERTH, Monday.—After four days' hearing in the Supreme Court the case against Palmer, Mulgru[?] and Robinson was concluded to-day…

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Acouitted of Diamond Stealing Charge

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 18 May 1943 · page 4

PERTH—John Palmen, 47, soldier; James Arthur Mulgrue, 68, shop assistance and Frank Archibald Robinson 42, engineer, were…

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Police Court (Before Mr. C. G. Carr-boyd, S.m.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 May 1943 · page 4

SHOPLIFTER FINED.—James Walter Cunningham. 43, invalid pensioner, was fined £1 for having stolen a tie, valued at 2/9, the property of Selfridge's Ltd…

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Year's Gaol for Ex-Union Official

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 May 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY Monday.—At Sydney Quarter Sessions, a former M.L.C. and union secretary, Gilbert Jamieson Sinclair, 65, was sentenced to 12…

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"Guilty"—rare Plea in Murder Case

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 May 1943 · page 2

TOWNSVILLE, Monday.—In the Supreme Court to-day, Lcosthenis Rallis pleaded "Guilty" to having wilfully murdered Chistodulo…

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S. and L. Dispute Referred to Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 May 1943 · page 3

Mr. Justice Cantor a announced last night that he would refer to the Federal Arbitration Court for decision a dispute affecting the blacksmiths' shop at…

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Tenancy Problem Is To Be Argued In Court

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 18 May 1943 · page 3

An unusual case was heard at the Newcastle Small Debts Court today in which Mrs. Alice Harrison sued Eric R. Watson, of…

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In The Courts Police Division (Before Mr. C. G. Carr-Boyd, [?]) REMANDED

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 18 May 1943 · page 2

Roy Hodgson Brent, [?] employed as a driver by the Egg Marketing Board at Hamilton, was proceeded against on six charges of emb[?]tement, and one…

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Man Charged with Child Stealing

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 19 May 1943 · page 2

MELBOURNE.—How a 10-year-old girl was taken from her foster-parents by being enticed into a motor car, was told in…

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Murder Charge Remand

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 19 May 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY.—Herbert George Ott. 31. was remanded by Mr. Doolan. SM. at Redfern Court to-day to the Coroner's Court on a charge…

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